The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) apprehended a Scientist-C from the Foreign Manufacture Certification Department (FMDC) at the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) in New Delhi for accepting a bribe of Rs. 70,000. The accused, Scientist-C Abhijeet Singh, was caught red-handed while demanding the bribe to clear a file related to the client of the complainant.
Following a complaint, the CBI registered a case against Abhijeet Singh and conducted a trap operation on Friday, leading to his arrest. Searches were carried out at the scientist’s residence and office premises as part of the investigation. The CBI officials stated that further inquiries are ongoing in this case.
In a separate incident earlier in the week, the CBI arrested a stenographer named Abhinandan Singh from the Income Tax Department in Chennai. Abhinandan Singh was apprehended for accepting a bribe of Rs 1.50 lakh to nullify a matter concerning Rs 19 lakh dues of a taxpayer. The stenographer was sent to judicial custody after being produced in a Special CBI Court in Chennai.
The CBI initiated the case against Abhinandan Singh based on allegations that he demanded an undue advantage of 10% of the outstanding Income Tax dues to nullify the same. During the trap operation, the stenographer was caught red-handed accepting the illegal gratification of Rs 1.50 lakh. The authorities seized the bribe money during the operation.
